Hook

Hook

Object name: Hook

Date: 1775-1840

Dimensions:

195 x 195 mm

Medium: Wood

Object number: C09332

DescriptionProvision hook or 'Tau Tau' for suspending meat or breadfruit. It would normally include a large flat disk at the top, which prevented rats from reaching the food on the hooks. The disk tilted when a rat jumped onto it, forcing the rat to fall off.